S. A. Chandrasekhar facts for kids

Quick facts for kids S. A. Chandrasekhar
Chandrasekhar at Kanithan's audio launch
Born	(1945-07-02) 2 July 1945 (age 80) Thangachimadam, Madras Presidency, British India
Occupation	Film director Film producer Screenwriter Actor
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Shoba Chandrasekhar
Children	Vijay Vidhya (deceased)
Relatives	Vikranth (nephew) S. N. Surendar (brother-in-law)

S. A. Chandrasekhar, born on July 2, 1945, is a well-known Indian film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is mostly famous for his work in the Tamil film industry, also known as Kollywood. He directed his first movie, Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai, in 1978. He became very successful with his film Sattam Oru Iruttarai in 1981. He has directed more than 70 movies in different South Indian languages. He is known for making films that talk about important social issues.

About S. A. Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar was born in Thangachimadam, a place in Tamil Nadu, India. He comes from a Catholic Christian family. His son is Vijay, who is one of the most popular actors in Tamil cinema today. Chandrasekhar also had a daughter named Vidya, who sadly passed away when she was only two years old. His brother-in-law, S. N. Surendar, is a singer and voice artist in films. His nephew, Vikranth, is also an actor.

His Journey in Films

Chandrasekhar has directed over 70 movies. These films are in various languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi. Many famous directors today, such as S. Shankar and M. Rajesh, started their careers by working as assistants with him.

Some of his very popular movies include Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981), Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985), and Senthoorapandi (1993).

He played a big role in starting his son Vijay's acting career. He directed many of Vijay's early films. These include Naalaiya Theerpu (1992), Senthoorapandi (1993), Rasigan (1994), Deva (1995), and Vishnu (1995). Most of his movies feature either Vijay or another popular actor named Vijayakanth.

Chandrasekhar also directed Telugu movies like Chattaniki Kallu Levu (1981) and Palletoori Monagadu (1983). These films starred the famous actor Chiranjeevi.

Besides directing, he has also acted in supporting roles in several movies. Some of these include Kudumbam (1984), Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985), and Kodi (2016).

In the early 2000s, Chandrasekhar directed fewer films. He focused more on other projects, like building a hotel for his son. He returned to directing later. At the age of 70, he starred as the main actor in his own film, Touring Talkies (2015). This was also his last movie as a director at that time. Later, in 2018, he directed Traffic Ramasamy, a film about a social activist. In 2019, he directed his 70th film, called Capmaari.

Films Directed, Produced, and Written

Year	Film	Credited as				Language	Notes
		Director	Producer	Screenplay	Story
1978	Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhandhai	Y				Tamil
1981	Sattam Oru Iruttarai	Y		Y		Tamil
	Chattaniki Kallu Levu	Y		Y		Telugu	Remake of Tamil Film Sattam Oru Iruttarai
1982	Idhayam Pesugirathu	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
	Nyaya Ellide	Y		Y		Kannada	Remake of Tamil Film Sattam Oru Iruttarai
1983	Palletoori Monagadu	Y				Telugu	Remake of Tamil Film Nenjile Thunivirunthal
	Saatchi	Y		Y	Y	Tamil	Remake of Malayalam Film Raktham
1984	Vetri	Y				Tamil	Remake of Kannada Film Geluvu Nannade
1985	Naan Sigappu Manithan	Y		Y		Tamil	Remake of Bollywood Film Aaj Ki Awaaz
1987	Sattam Oru Vilayaattu	Y		Y	Y	Tamil
1992	Naalaiya Theerpu	Y		Y		Tamil
1993	Senthoorapandi	Y		Y		Tamil
1994	Rasigan	Y		Y		Tamil
1995	Deva	Y		Y		Tamil
	Vishnu	Y		Y		Tamil
1997	Once More	Y		Y		Tamil
2005	Sukran	Y	Y	Y	Y	Tamil
2007	Nenjirukkum Varai	Y		Y		Tamil
2015	Touring Talkies	Y	Y	Y	Y	Tamil
2018	Traffic Ramasamy		Y			Tamil
2019	Capmaari	Y		Y		Tamil
2023	Naan Kadavul Illai	Y		Y		Tamil	also singer for song "Kanne Kanmaniye"

Films as an Actor

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